The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 16, 2015
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 AM
9:01 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1144
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.5° / 128.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 44m / 18.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.19° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.17° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.10° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 344.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.